When asked about The Beatles’ touring years, Howard added, “The more I understood it, it became more like a survival story.” He elaborated further on his directorial progression, saying, “Along the way, it became a coming of age story. Them, as men, and unbelievable artists who evolved from pop stars to musical mavericks who redefined the medium.”

As for the band’s last two surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who were interviewed for the documentary, Howard says “this film came along at a time in the lives of Paul and Ringo where they could look at this with a kind of perspective they hadn’t been willing to, before. We did two different interviews and I noticed a real change from the first interview to the second one, with both guys.”

In other news…

Netflix has announced two brand new live-action original series for “tweens.” Premiering in 2017, the untitled Horse Mystery project and The Worst Witch follow a set of tenacious girls as they learn to navigate life’s many challenges by turning failure into empowering self-discovery. [Netflix]

ICYMI: HBO’s Game of Thrones has cast Jim Broadbent in their first new Season 7 role. The Oscar winner and Harry Potter actor will fill a “significant” but yet-to-be disclosed role in the forthcoming season, which will film in Northern Ireland, Spain and Iceland. [Entertainment Weekly]